Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1887-10-25
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ssThe Hidden Way Across the Threshold,
or the Mystery Which Hath Been Hidden for
Ages and From Generations" is book at
every man to open the temple of the soul
and to learn the guidance of the unseen
hand, bv J. G. Street, A. B. N. The work
contains the thoughts of many minds, intro
ducing thoughts that show what vast
amount of hidden things and phenomena
the spiritual philosophy has hardly
touched and which still remains to be ex-
plored The effort is made to enlighten
those who are not familiar with occult forces
of nature The attainment of true wisdom
is not by means of phenomena, but by the
development which begins within. The au-
thor writes, persuaded by numerous calls
from the two worlds and prompted by the
large experiences OF tremendous scenes of
occult character witnessed abroad to place
this effort of truth of love against the sell
fish objective world of sense" Though
weird in many of its aspects and fantastic in
many respects, the book contains valuable
thoughts and grains of gold. The strange
ness of its subject and the strange way in
which it is developed will attract and hold
the reader to the end. Lac & Shepard, pub
fishers, Boston. For sale in this city by
Judd the bookseller.
A collection of letters of Thackeray has
made it's appearance published in a neat vol
ume. When the serial publication of these
letters was begun the New York Nation said
that if the series continued like its first
number stEnglish literature had a new clas-
sicn The existence of the new classic is
now realized No writer of recent times is
as much quoted as TEaekeray, and no revela-
ton of character in a personal correspon-
dence was ever complete confirmation
L. i've ay,tl, ntvo oc
this of Thackeray has been. The collection
is treasure of literature. The wit and ten
derness of this great writer, his knowledge
of human nature and Thackeray himself as
he was in life are unfolded to US. There is
not letter that is superfuous. They are
published in chronological order with many
portraits, reproductions of Thackeray' e
| drawings, &C., printed apart from the text.
The deficiency in our knowledge of the man
| is supplied by these Brook6eld letters. To
all who admire Thackeray and to all who
| love good literature they will find their way
| Charles Scribner's Sons, publishers, New
York For sale in this city by Judd the
bookseller.
"Three Good Giants" whose famous deeds
are recorded in the ancient chronicles o.
| Francois Rabelais, compiled from the French
by John Dimitry, A. M, is wonderful lit
| tie book containing the story of how the frs
giants came into the world, with the life ane
adventures of Gargantua, Pantagenet ane
| Grandgousier. Rabelais is great humoris1
and his tales will interest children as much
as "Tristram Shandy" and ''Gulliver's Trav
| els" The tales before us have not clalmec
| the ostracism with which they have beer
treated, and when freed from that preju
dice which has followed them they viii
take their place among books of this clas
| as part of them and that too as NJ
small part Though Rabelais appreciated
his giants only for the contrasted jollitl
which they lent to his satires, there Ii
more than this to be found in them. The.
go beyond the bounds of mere burlesque
as free from theology as from science, ane
| as they come down more and more from
the clouds they give US more and more ths
feelings common to the creatures of earth
The giants are none the worse for the cap
tivity which has dishonored them and thos
| who have stumbled at the name OF the au
thor should read him in fairness. Tlekno
& Co., publishers, Boston. For sale II
this city by Judd the bookseller.